1997 Chennai Open – Doubles
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| Doubles | |
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| 1997 Chennai Open | |
| Champions |  Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
| Runners-up |  Oleg Ogorodov Eyal Ran |
| Score | 7–6, 7–5 |
Jonas Björkman and Nicklas Kulti were the defending champions, but did not participate this year.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes won in the final 7–6, 7–5, against Oleg Ogorodov and Eyal Ran.
Seeds
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Rick Leach / Jonathan Stark (semifinals)- Kent Kinnear /
Max Mirnyi (quarterfinals) 
Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (champions)
Pat Cash / 
Sander Groen (quarterfinals)
Draw
[edit]Key
[edit]- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Draw
[edit]| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  R Leach J Stark | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 J Golmard L Roux | 6 | 4 | 1 | R Leach J Stark | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | N Kirtane S Kirtane | 1 | 2 |  T Nydahl A Pavel | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| T Nydahl A Pavel | 6 | 6 | 1 | R Leach J Stark | 7 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  P Cash S Groen | 7 | 6 | O Ogorodov E Ran | 6 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J-P Fleurian G Solvès | 5 | 2 | 4 | P Cash S Groen | 6 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| O Ogorodov E Ran | 6 | 6 | O Ogorodov E Ran | 1 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | Susheel Narla G Natekar | 1 | 3 | O Ogorodov E Ran | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 G Etlis O Stanoytchev | 4 | 6 | 3 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | T Enqvist M Tillström | 6 | 7 | WC | T Enqvist M Tillström | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| F Wibier J Winnink | 2 | 4 | 3 | M Bhupathi L Paes | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 6 | 6 | 3 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 T El-Sawy G Köves | 6 | 6 | T El-Sawy G Köves | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | L Jonsson M Norman | 2 | 3 | T El-Sawy G Köves | 4 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 G Motomura R Smith | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | K Kinnear M Mirnyi | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | K Kinnear M Mirnyi | 6 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||